Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1HN975870 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 17, 2023
MN
Last seenDec 26, 2025
IA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH1HN975870
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
4V4

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
NC9EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
975870

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
VOLVO TRUCK

Prefix basis · 51,900 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 51,900 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VNL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 17, 2023 – Dec 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 26, 2025IAII · Walk-around2SSC TRUCKING LLC 3556172PAW1379/MN
Mar 19, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0FIRST CALL CARGO LLC 3609042PAW1379/MN
Sep 6, 2023NEIII · Driver-only3BEST CARRIER INC 3605842PAW1379/MN
Sep 5, 2023NEIII · Driver-only0BEST CARRIER INC 3605842PAW1379/MN
Aug 17, 2023MNIII · Driver-only8OOSBEST CARRIER INC 3605842PAW1379/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SSC TRUCKING LLC3556172Dec 26, 2025Dec 26, 20251MN
FIRST CALL CARGO LLC3609042Mar 19, 2025Mar 19, 20251MN
BEST CARRIER INC3605842Aug 17, 2023Sep 6, 20233MN
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
PAW1379MNSSC TRUCKING LLCDec 26, 2025Dec 26, 20251
PAW1379MNFIRST CALL CARGO LLCMar 19, 2025Mar 19, 20251
PAW1379MNBEST CARRIER INCAug 17, 2023Sep 6, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026